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frenetically

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fre·net·ic or phre·net·ic  (fr-ntk) also fre·net·i·cal or phre·net·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.

[Middle English frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenticus, from Greek phrentikos, from phrentis, brain disease, from phrn, mind; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]

fre·neti·cal·ly adv.
fre·neti·cism (--szm) n.
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Adv.1.frenetically - in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit
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frenetically [frɪˈnɛtɪkəli] advfrénétiquement
frenetically
adv (+vb) → wie wild; workfieberhaft; dancefrenetisch; she is frenetically busysie hat wahnsinnig viel zu tun (inf)
frenetically [frɪˈnɛtɪklɪ] advfreneticamente


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Mark Hastings, of the British Beer and Pub Association, said: "With the Prime Minister and the Chancellor busy trying to frenetically resurrect the UK economy it seems perverse that the Department of Health and Home Office seem intent on burying businesses beneath a blizzard of red tape.
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